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Smilelign Initial Consultation
I made a free appointment with a local dentist to ask about teeth straightening. My front uppers and lowers have moved slightly out of line in the last 3-5 years, and my front two upper teeth have always pointed towards my tongue, making the adjacent teeth appear to stick out.
My dentist told me they use Smilelign - "like Invisalign but based in the UK" - for these treatments and looking at my teeth, I'd be a good candidate for this method. They told me they range from £750 to £2000 per jaw. So uppers and lowers would be between £1500-£4000.
They asked if I would like to pay £140 there and then to take impressions of my teeth to send to Smilelign for a quote. I agreed and went back two weeks later to hear the time and cost estimate, see the 3D imaging and collect my pre-aligner.
It turns out my (what I considered slightly out of line) teeth are in the SEVERE category and I would need 7 trays for the lowers and 14 for the uppers coming to £4200. On top of this unexpectedly high amount, I was disappointed to read in the patient consent form: "I acknowledge that my dentist and Smilelign have not, and cannot, make any guarantees or assurances concerning the outcome of my treatment".
I do understand that this procedure relies heavily on me the patient complying with the guidelines (incl. wearing the aligners almost 24/7) and my dentist assured me (verbally) that if it took more aligners to get to the final image they have predicted in the 3D simulation, then those additional aligners would be included. But I'm still not convinced.
It's a huge decision so I am doing my research before committing. But I cannot see me agreeing to pay more than £2000 for this.
I asked what the price would be without the lowers, and my dentist thinks it would only knock £800 off the price, but he has asked Smilelign for a quote for that.
I also don't like that I have to pay extra for radiography. Imagine me paying £4200 but they won't cover the £25 for that part! I'm struggling to see the benefit of going via the dentist. Wouldn't doing this whole procedure via postal service (e.g Smile Direct Club) do the same for much cheaper albeit with just as few guarantees and assurances?
On a positive note, the passive "pre-aligners" are comfortable, just a bit tricky to remove, and my dentist has been very good at communicating with me.
I'm including pictures of my teeth at present, before any treatment.
My dentist told me they use Smilelign - "like Invisalign but based in the UK" - for these treatments and looking at my teeth, I'd be a good candidate for this method. They told me they range from £750 to £2000 per jaw. So uppers and lowers would be between £1500-£4000.
They asked if I would like to pay £140 there and then to take impressions of my teeth to send to Smilelign for a quote. I agreed and went back two weeks later to hear the time and cost estimate, see the 3D imaging and collect my pre-aligner.
It turns out my (what I considered slightly out of line) teeth are in the SEVERE category and I would need 7 trays for the lowers and 14 for the uppers coming to £4200. On top of this unexpectedly high amount, I was disappointed to read in the patient consent form: "I acknowledge that my dentist and Smilelign have not, and cannot, make any guarantees or assurances concerning the outcome of my treatment".
I do understand that this procedure relies heavily on me the patient complying with the guidelines (incl. wearing the aligners almost 24/7) and my dentist assured me (verbally) that if it took more aligners to get to the final image they have predicted in the 3D simulation, then those additional aligners would be included. But I'm still not convinced.
It's a huge decision so I am doing my research before committing. But I cannot see me agreeing to pay more than £2000 for this.
I asked what the price would be without the lowers, and my dentist thinks it would only knock £800 off the price, but he has asked Smilelign for a quote for that.
I also don't like that I have to pay extra for radiography. Imagine me paying £4200 but they won't cover the £25 for that part! I'm struggling to see the benefit of going via the dentist. Wouldn't doing this whole procedure via postal service (e.g Smile Direct Club) do the same for much cheaper albeit with just as few guarantees and assurances?
On a positive note, the passive "pre-aligners" are comfortable, just a bit tricky to remove, and my dentist has been very good at communicating with me.
I'm including pictures of my teeth at present, before any treatment.